Are Americans less Intelligent Than The Rest Of The World? Let's Take A Quiz!

[@Zandain]

It's definately a combination of interest, curiosity and retainability.. I got them all right, but I love playing quiz games like, Trivial Pursuit - and doing crossword puzzles 😊 Are Europeans smarter? probably not, but we have the opportunity to be informed through the media, about Europe as a whole (EU policies, economics, weather systems; which affect us all) Whereas in the USA, the media (mainly) informs about what is happening in the country from Alaska to Florida...and less about the world in general Education is also different, bc the European continent has been intertwined, since the beginning of time and all the countries have influenced on each other... Romans in Britain, Huns in Eastern Europe, Maurs in Spain, Vikings in Constantinople, and all the wars/marriages through the centuries ..we 'know' a little more about each other. Good to see you, Bryson 👋 hello from Denmark 🌸 🌱

[@hamdepaf6686]

Yea I also think that it's more about that Americans are less informed about the reality of other countries and whenever they interact with people from other places that is very apperent, making them seem more stupid than they are.

[@Gert-DK]

I am from Danmark. Many years ago I played Counter Strike, and I was in a clan. One evening I sat and had a social talk with "Bear" from our clan, a guy from the UK, about the same age as myself. He asked me where I learned to speak English. I told him I learned it in the public school and that I also learned German there. He went silent, and I asked, "are you still here?" Yeah, he answered, I am just wondering what we learn in the UK that you don't, since you have learned two languages. Off course, he learned a lot of British history, but I also learned a lot of Danish history. We discussed it all night, we couldn't find out any real differences, and it's still a mystery for me to this day. BTW, it's still mandatory with two languages in Danmark. They start with English from the first year, and I think they start with a second language in 3rd or 4th grade. The second language is often German, but some do choose French.

[@mjjohansson1702]

In Finland you learn 3 languages and a 4th if you want to as an option. Finnish, Swedish, English and German as the option.

[@Gert-DK]

@@mjjohansson1702 If you want, you can coose an extra here in DK too, at least when I went to school. I speak 5 languages: 1. Danish 2. Sarcastic 3. English 4. Rubbish. 5. German 😁 And I can off course speak/communicate with Swedish and Norwegians too.

[@mjjohansson1702]

@@Gert-DK Jag talar svenska. I speak Swedish and Danish is probably the hardest Nordic language to understand.

[@Gert-DK]

@@mjjohansson1702 Ohh no, Danish is easy. Even kids at two years old speak Danish. 😀

[@fatherson5907]

That’s because the Danish language is irrelevant. Of course you’ll be required to learn another (useful) language to be competitive in the job market. The university system in Denmark is garbage.

[@kharnynb]

the issue is that the US is very insular on average(not bryson obviously), so they might know more about their own country but less about the rest of the world.

[@scruf153]

the issue is Americans are LAZY and STUPID most do not want to work/earn for what they need all they want to do is lay around an do DRUGS

[@pepsimax8078]

One of the things going around on TikTok right now about this, is how americans keep saying that the US is bigger than Europe. But what they actually mean is that the US is bigger than the EU, which is not the same as Europe. Also another one going around right now is also about size of the US compred to Europe, how driving from west to wast coast is around 5k km, and would take I don’t remember how long, but a certain amount of time. But for Europe instead pf doing the same «coast-coast» they decside that its logically to start in Paris, more in the middle of europe, and going west is only around 2k km. And its a stupid distance to compare. Going from Norskapp Norway to Sicilia Island in the south of Italy is also a little over 5k km. Or as many mentione going from Portugal to the north of Finland also would show how big Europe is. Its just things like that, as well as all the «American Tourist in the Wild» stories, that give americans a bad rep. But hopefully most people also know that a few people do not necessarily represent all. I believe that you will find dumb and smart people everywhere, no matter what country you are in.

[@lonestardeluxe3677]

Intelligence and knowledge isn’t the same thing. I don’t think americans are less intelligent, but probably knows less. Maybe because USA is such a large country, so they don’t find it nessesary to know a lot about anything but them self. Where as other countries are more obvious to the interactions needed between the countries around the world. Just the fact that many americans only speak one language, where as most people in not- englishspeaking countries speaks at least two languages. The quiz isn’t that well made. Take the question about the Vatican. There are several definitions on what makes a country, which was not defined in the question. Or the mile? There are miles many places in the world. So do they ask for an american mile, or maybe a norwegian mile? In the beginning of this video you said, that you have learned a lot about other countries making videos etc. You are absolutely right. Your interest in learning about other countries makes you everything but naive and ignorant - as the stereotype american could be. I really love your channel for that!

[@kasperjensen363]

Wow, you have really boughtnt your general knowledge of other countries. Very impressive. 👍

[@jlcm4308]

In Europe (i'm from Spain) we learned about ancient greek and ancient Roman history. We (as a cauldron of nations) have a very rich history and we are proud of it. We, as an international conglomerate, are very proud of our history. And as an European (to an extent) I have to learn about basic Polish history, it's amust. Geography is another big topic for me. Learning a 2nd language is a big topic in Europe (even a third or fourth), here, in Spain, children beguin learning English at the age of 3. And we generaly have a free or nearly free colege education system (in Spain you have to pay 500€ to 1500€ per year). Higher taxes is a good thing, I'm proud of paying taxes because we have free education, free healthcare, and much more social benefits. I'ts a tradeoff if you pay high txes but you see what you have in return is whort it...

[@fatherson5907]

Things you pay for aren’t free. Looks like all of that “free” Ed yari on that you are bragging about wasn’t worth anything. And your economy is in complete ruins. It’s funny to see you clowns brag, though. 15% unemployment. tAXeS aRe GoOd 🤣🤣🤣

[@qwgl4588]

The only thing this competition shows is how Gen Z fail to learn anything beyond their social media bubbles.

[@ColdRunnerGWN]

I'm Canadian, and have travelled extensively in my life, and no, Americans are not any less intelligent than others. That would actually be impossible because of the large, genetically diverse population of the US. However, many Americans seem not only to be ignorant of the world, but take immeasurable pride in that ignorance. There are so many examples of how Americans when confronted with something they don't know running to conspiracy sites instead of actually admitting they don't know and listening to people who spent years becoming actual experts. This is the real issue. This channel gives me hope.

[@fatherson5907]

It’s funny to see how hypocritical and ignorant Canadians are. The US is a country of 330 million, and you pick up on the sound bytes that the media pushes constantly, and then latch on to it because of your confirmation bias. If there’s one thing about you cowards up north that’s true, is that you sure are gullible.

[@ColdRunnerGWN]

@@fatherson5907 - Oh, look the trailer dwellers have come into the conversation. Actually, much of my experience is travelling to the US and having a sister-in-law from Idaho. Have you even spent three days in Canada? Bet you haven't. I'll bet I've been to more states than you have - over 20 and counting. Now let's talk about being a coward. I've been deployed with the US military in the Middle East. They deserve better for their sacrifice than having to defend some useless keyboard warrior like you, who's only struggle in life is trying to keep their waistline below 60". You probably think you're brave because you can beat a few teens at COD. But thanks for coming out and representing the shallow end of the gene pool. Someone had to do it. Too bad we can't just use some bleach.

[@ac1455]

Genetic diversity shouldn’t have an impact, I think you meant cultural diversity. Conspiracies come from a lack of trust in the government which I see as a corruption problem. It doesn’t help when major scandals and actual conspiracies sometimes are true, which makes many people less trusting. For example, WaterGate Scandal, the Gulf Of Tonkin Incident, The War on Terror, and The War on Drugs have all been very misdirected. Also we have large pockets of isolated communities throughout the country, like in the middle of America where there was a lot of cult activity, and people view local community as more trustworthy sources over the government. Personally I think many conspiracies are dumb; people honestly believe the gov would spend 30 billion to fake going to the moon instead of the military?

[@j.d.445]

You did good, Bryson 👏. Great seeing you again 😊

[@SigneKristineHermind]

I don't think that americans are less intelligent than people from other countries, mainly because you are a country of immigrants coming from all over the world. There are clearly some very smart and well educated people in the US, but I do think you have a large segment of uneducated, quite ignorant people and religious fundametalists in your country. If you are actually ignorant, but from a young age tauhgt to believe, that you are the greatest country on earth and the only one that matters, it becomes quite dangerous to the rest of the world. When I whatch american news, I fear this tendency are becomming worse.

[@itsmebrysonp]

Thank you again for the picnic and gifts to bring home. It was wonderful. I did give my girls the advent calendar and they absolutely loved the chocolates that were inside. Thank you for continuing to follow my journeys and wish you the very best. Have a great day!

[@MsAnpassad]

Americans aren't less intelligent, but a lot of you are less educated. I don't think that the education system is fully to blame for that, a big part of it is your American exceptionalism. If you are the best, then why should you learn about other, less fantastic countries right? That is something you can blame both your government and your media for.

[@fatherson5907]

The US has a higher percentage of university educated adults than every country in the Uk and EU (except for tiny Luxembourg). Sorry to completely own you with facts. Back to your cage now, kid.

[@itsmebrysonp]

I can understand that argument and believe there are people who feel there's no reason to learn about other cultures or countries. Why? Because they should be learning about us. I think it's more like having blinders on. Our news and so much else is only about the USA and very little is "world news" or about important things happening in other countries. Most of our "world news" ends up being about what bad things other countries are doing and war. That only fuels the thought of only caring about the USA. Hope that makes sense, but is pretty much the same as what you're saying. Thanks for watching & commenting and have a great day!

[@reineh3477]

I agree with the others when it comes to intelligence vs. knowledge and that the education system are different. I'm surprised about your score, I thought you did better than the girls.

[@turtle2720]

I got three wrong (technically only one). I'd had pushed the bell and answered China to the question of the currency 'Yen' but when you, Bryson, said 'Wan' I second guessed it but too late. The second wrong was the Giraffe, my guess was a purple tongue. The third one was the end of the Cold War - which officially ended in 1991 with the fall of the Soviet Union (not 1989 when the Berlin Wall came down - that was just the instigator). Also, I've never heard the term 'Black Plague' but only the 'Black Death' or 'Bubonic Plague' or just 'The Plague'. Funnily, the word 'quarantine' comes from the Italian word for '40'... in Venice they put presumed plague victims on an isolated island and if they were alive and well after 40 days then they could enter the city.

[@ssjcrafter8842]

I remember learning about the Vatican in school once(I'm not Italian though) It also has it's own army I believe...

[@dslight113]

can you explain what u mean by stolen when you tried 2 answer the question about what book sold most of all time ? ty in advance.

[@itsmebrysonp]

The bible is the most stolen book in The United States so I thought that's what they were meaning. True fact lol

[@Mustanaamio7]

Actually the Cold War ended when The Soviet Union collapsed and that was 1991. 1989 was when the Berlin wall was removed.

[@DNA350ppm]

You did great, Bryson! These questions are no proof of anything important IQ-wise - the color of the giraffe's tongue!!! They are questions of knowledge, whether important or not, is a matter of taste. 😀

[@BlackHoleSpain]

The italian said "I don't know it there's a world for mile". Really?!??!?! Girl... mile from from mille. A thousand steps made by a militia, and it was a Roman Empire unit back then!!!!!

[@-_James_-]

Going on IQ alone, the US is ranked 29 in the world with an average IQ of 97.43. One place ahead of Norway (97.13), and nine places behind the UK (99.12). Japan is number one with an average IQ of 106.48, closely followed by Taiwan (106.47) and Singapore (105.89).

[@gerdahessel2268]

There are different kinds of knowledge. A member of the brasilian Yanomami has the knowledge to survive in the jungle - a knowledge no one in Japan, Singapore or Taiwan has, I guess. On the other hand there might be no Yanomami who would win the quiz shown in the video. IQ-ranking to me is questionable.

[@-_James_-]

@@gerdahessel2268 Intelligence is not the same as knowledge. Knowledge is merely the sum of things you have been taught or learned. Intelligence is the ability to use that knowledge to infer a result without having been explicitly taught it. For example, I can be taught what numbers are, how they relate to one another, their sequence of increasing value, and how to add two numbers together. When being taught how to add, I would have been given very basic examples. I was never taught what the result of 2367 + 835 is, but intellectually I know how to calculate the answer 3202 even though that was almost certainly never explicitly taught to me.

[@susanna8612]

In Finland avarage iq level is 101.20 and from whole world its In 8 place so how can In Norway (neighbourg Nordic country) has so much lower?

[@-_James_-]

@@susanna8612 Finland didn't put so much chlorine in the gene pool? Norway, Sweden, and Denmark are placed 30, 31, and 27 respectively. It's probably also related to the education system in Finland which is distinctly better than in other Nordic countries.

[@susanna8612]

@@-_James_- it can also be that here In Finland we have less immigrants (especially from 3rd world countries) than Sweden, Norway and Denmark. But more the borders are open lower we will also be In this list In the future.

[@oastie3]

Right at the beginning “dumber” is spelt wrongly.

[@itsmebrysonp]

😁 🤣 Thanks for watching & commenting! Have a great day

[@Someinsanegenuis]

They should have the questions in separat rooms. This way its also about reaction time and not just an intelligence test.

[@itsmebrysonp]

That could have been a good idea. This method tests more of how quickly you can recall knowledge rather than your overall intelligence. If we all get the same answer correct but you're 5 seconds faster does that mean one is smarter than the other?

[@Someinsanegenuis]

@@itsmebrysonp This method is better for a quiz show, than for testing actually intelligence. I guess it works for a youtube video also, as long as u take it with a grain of salt. Anyways its always fun to see your reaction :)

[@sidewind131258]

"Are Americans less Intelligent Than The Rest Of The World?" As mentioned from many others, NO americans are not less intelligent, it is a matter of, and it have happened before, america tend to isolate in times of trouble, after all the only border it really have is the border to Mexico, the rest are thousend of miles away across vast oceans. I mean, who landed on the moon ? Who did make the worlds fastest airplane (SR71 & X1) Who invented the microchip ? And that is just 3

[@Lorentari]

12 I said 1990 to the cold war and I think i have been damaged by my European engineering degree where "Eh.. A mile is close enough to 1.5 km" And I too forgot the vatican was a city-state.. I guessed Monaco

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

I'd say the end of the cold war was a process which began with the fall of the Berlin wall in '89 and concluded with the break up of the Soviet Union in '91.

[@Kille483]

I also fortgot the Vatican, and guessed Monaco as well. Found out it's the second smallest country. Close enough :)

[@mjjohansson1702]

I did the quiz with you and did about the same. The one thing I never know is how far American miles are. In Sweden a mile is 10 kilometers. Not sure of why they are different.

[@DivineFalcon]

It's called a Scandinavian mile, because only Norway and Sweden use it. Not sure why only we use it, though.

[@House_of_Caine]

When did the Cold War end? Did it ever, really? Or do we have Cold War 2.0?

[@Noblemand]

I wouldnt saya less intelligent. Less educated but that doesnt show intelligence

[@beorlingo]

Could it be that Americans growing up always hearing how great USA is makes many of them a bit culturally complacent? Like "no need to learn about the rest of the world when it's shit anyway".

[@fatherson5907]

Except that isn’t anywhere near true. Maybe you should stop believing empty stereotypes. If anything, we are constantly told how bad the US is, although the data shows a completely different story.

[@MartinIrma]

What do you mean by "the bible is the most stolen book"? It has no copyrights, anyone can write their own bible.

[@stiglarsson8405]

At first I love the stereotypes, could we preserv those, but in a positive way.. kinda laugh at our self.. for all of our fault of knowledge about others then our self!? It has less about intelligens to do.. I think its about living in a big country, then one seldome need to knew more about the rest of the world? Then to measure "intelligens".. who get the Nobel Prices in science.. mostly USA.. then there is an old rumor, that the Nobel comity thought, that even non swedes, could get the price, if it was extra ordanary??? But then again, pitch all European countryes togheter, even Russia/SSR.. then its probably an even match? You have alredy walked on my hometown streets, and other Scandinavian streets, and make the effort to try to learn about different countryes! Its probably kind of this, US is a big country, you seldome have any sparetime, like payd vacation.. so its good enough to learn about USA/all your 50 states, to get a grasp of whats happening in USA!

[@susanna8612]

Bible, blu whale, Bull, Vatican are the basic knowledge everyone should know if they are over 18 years old. I think European girls did better but the asumption that Americans are dumb comes from their politics, superficial side of their culture/people and small talk and because most Americans speak only 1 language etc. Its not that much to do with the book knowledge itself.

[@-_James_-]

The national animal of Spain is well known in Europe because of bull fighting, I suspect, but national animals of other European countries? Or Asian countries? Not so well known. Blue Whale is known by anyone who has ever watched QI. ;)

[@leftyme4568]

"I`ve been out of school too long" That was pretty stupid? I don`t think you`re supposed to forget what you learned after you leave school.....right???